An Unintended Consequence of the Dominance of Behavioral Psychology Was

question 44

Multiple Choice

An unintended consequence of the dominance of behavioral psychology was that psychology developed ________.

• A) a genetic bias
• B) selective amnesia
• C) an aversion to scientific research
• D) an environmental bias

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